Dumbledore and Sytherin's Bad Rap

[greg_a126]

No: HPFGUIDX 41936

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "voicelessblue" <voicelessblue at y...> 
wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm Wendy, and I'm new.  Anyway, I thought I'd start 
off 
> with something that's been irritating me since I've read the HP 
> series.  One of which is Dumbledore.  The other is Slytherin's Bad 
> Rap.    
> 
> I realize Dumbledore is a good guy, but I don't think he realizes 
how 
> much he effects the "Slytherin situation", meaning the way 
> Slytherin's are treated within the school.  First of all, he 
> completely alienated the Slytherin's in PS/SS, and it was 
painfully 
> obviously that he favored the Gyffindors.  The trio not only 
didn't 
> get punished for breaking rules...they actually got rewarded!  
Some 
> people may aruge that Snape does the same thing, but you can't 
> compare Snape's personal power to Dumbledore's.  That last scene 
in 
> PS/SS was horrible...when Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Gyffindor all 
> stand up and cheer not so much because Gyffindor won, but because 
> Slytherin LOST.  It was awful, and I was horrifed that Dumbledore 
> perpetuated it.  I mean he gave exactly enough points to beat 
> Slytherin.  I somehow doubt it was just a coincidence.  
> 
Just to make sure I got this right.  3 first year students, did 
something few wizards had ever done, they stood up to Voldemort.  
Not only that, but those 3 first year students prevented Voldemort, 
the worst Dark Wizard in 100 years, from gaining immortality.  All 
that being said, you're worried about house points?  I would've 
given each of them a thousand house points.  Dumbledore knew that 
Voldemort was going to come back one day.  It's likely that a number 
of the people in that room were going to one day have the choice 
whether or no they were going to stand up to Voldmort.  Dumbledore 
wanted to show that not only was it possible to stand up to 
Voldemort, it was possible to stand up & win.  The importance of 
house points & the cup pale in comparison.

Greg